US-Singapore relations, 1965-1975
Subtitle: strategic non-alignment in the Cold War
By: Daniel Wei Boon Chua
Contributors: NUS Press
Publisher: NUS Press
Published: 2017
Place of publication: Singapore
Language: eng
Number of pages: 279
ISBN-13: 9789814722322
Copyright date: 2017
Subjects: Foreign relations; Cold War; Influence; Nonalignment; Diplomatic relations; War; Diplomatische Beziehungen; Ost-West-Konflikt; Neutralität; Blockfreiheit; Nationalismus; Cold War (1945-1989) fast (OCoLC)fst01754978; Umschulungswerkstätten für Siedler und Auswanderer
Other titles: Strategic non-alignment in the Cold War
Description: "At the height of the Cold War in Southeast Asia, the foreign relations between the United States and Singapore demonstrated the interplay between America's strategy of containment and Singapore's efforts at a non-aligned foreign policy. But there is a deeper story. American involvement in the Vietnam War not only held back the spread of communism in Southeast Asia, but also catalysed economic and strategic cooperation between the United States and Singapore. The author argues that Singapore might not have achieved its success so rapidly without the support of the US.As the war in Vietnam raged on, Singapore became a critical refueling point, also providing ship and aircraft repair for the US military. Commercial and strategic support from the United States lifted Singapore out of the economic doom predicted for the city-state after secession from Malaysia, cessation of Indonesian trade during Konfrontasi and Britain's military withdrawal. By considering the importance of the US's role in Singapore's nation-building, this book provides an important supplement to the well-trodden narrative that attributes Singapore's success to good governance."--Back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 266-274) and index.

In English.